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"In my experience gold filled is preferred. It is formed by mechanically bonding a layer of gold onto the base metal. It is generally much thicker than gold plating, which is produced by electro-chemically depositing a very thin layer of gold on the…"

"I would have bought it too. I am a sucker for old books and old prints. My biggest issue is I ran out of wall space a long time ago. I need to start parting ways with all of my impulse buys. Thanks for sharing."

"You might try cleaning the sculpture with a poultice. Make a paste of hydrogen peroxide (bleach substitute) and powdered chalk (whiting). You can add some detergent to that. Apply about 1/4" thick, cover with plastic wrap for a day, remove the…"

Just in time for Christmas, I found at the local flea market for $10 this 1883 edition of "The Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clark Moore. It is complete, with hard, bevel-edge covers, gold-edged covers and pages, no tears, pretty clean, little if any foxing, but 5 of the 21 pages have tape at the binding. The sold prices on eBay vary a lot depending on condition, but even for this condition I think $10 was a pretty good price!…See More

"Junghans was one of the largest German (Black Forest) clock manufacturers The business began in the 19th century, and I believe they are still in business today. Your clock case looks like mid-century modern meets Brutalism,perhaps from the 1970s,…"

"Thanks, Tom. Not having received any replies to this post, I reposted it in "Wadja Find Today," and it was identified as likely being a product of the Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass, and Glass Co. As such, it would be a shade for an early electric…"

"Thank you for the vote of confidence, Molly. I'll probably leave it like this for now, but I like for things to be authentic, so if I find an appropriate Pittsburgh base I may switch the shade to that."

"This is what it looks like on my late 19th century kerosene lamp. I guess it's completely wrong, the shade being about 30-40 years later than the lamp and meant for an electric lamp; however, I don't think it looks bad this way. The second…"

"So I take it the ring at the top of the shade fits over the aperture disc and is held by a lip on the disc. Then the heat cap fits on top of the metal ring on the shade. I guess now I will have to look for a Pittsburgh lamp base."

"Thank you both for your replies. My shade does bear some resemblance to the Pittsburgh shades, and I will continue to investigate this. I can't figure out how it would be held onto a typical lamp base, however, as there is no lip at the top of…"